Pseudoaneurysm of the radial artery as a cause of a late compartment syndrome. A case report.
Pseudoaneurysm has been reported in the literature as a cause of compartment syndrome. The onset of the subsequent compartment syndrome is usually early. Often, while the compartment syndrome is diagnosed and treated, the pseudoaneurysm is missed. A second operative procedure is then necessary. A 40-year-old woman illustrates an unusual case of a late compartment syndrome, following the development of a radial artery pseudoaneurysm three weeks after a penetrating injury. It is important to investigate the vascular tree in compartment syndromes after a penetrating injury, no matter how late the patient is seen.
Rimoldi
R L
RL
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas, Galveston.
Gogan
W J
WJ
Koulisis
C W
CW
Putney
M E
ME
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*